"Bulma, this is our new pet. She's cute, isn't she?" Ryoha picked up Byakko and placed it in his arms. He deliberately emphasized the word 'pet'.
"Ah! Your claws are too sharp." Ryoha had just finished speaking when Byakko had already scratched him. The solid defensive power of his skin was completely useless in front of the white tiger's claw. It was so painful that Ryoha almost cried.
"She's very cute." Bulma suddenly displayed his adventurous character to the fullest. Just now, she was almost killed by Byakko, but now she dared to pick up her directly. She even threw out a very bold sentence:
"I have only hugged Ryoha in my life. Hugging is very good for yourself, you know? If it's not for your performance earlier, which made me admire you very much, and your motherly antics, I wouldn't have hugged you!"
When Bulma said this, Ryoha felt like he was struck by a Divine Thunder. Haku and Byakko were left dumbfounded. Their heads were full of black lines as if they were just struck by a lightning.
"Haku, what's wrong?" Ryoha secretly thought that women tended to look cuter and more beautiful when they were not spacing out. Byakko was no longer as valiant and dignified as before. Instead, she looked like a cute kitten and immediately fought with Bulma. However, at this moment, Ryoha found that Haku's aura was a little strange.
"It's nothing. It's just that I really want to ask you why you didn't treat me as a tool at that time. You should know that no matter how bad you are to me, no matter how bad you are, I will still protect Bulma-sama without hesitation. Why are you doing this? Is this a charity?"
Haku put away her previous modesty and looked straight into Ryoha's eyes with a burning gaze.
"No, this is not charity. You have known me for a long time, and you should understand my character. I have a lot of shortcomings, but I don't have many advantages. When did I start giving charities to others? I have never given charity to anyone, including you. If you want me to give you an answer, it's just fate, and I like it."
Ryoha thought about it and recalled what happened when Bulma met him when he came to this world. At that time, Bulma could completely ignore his life, but she did not do so. She took the risk of exposing her secret and adopted him. She also took care of him and helped him a lot.
Without Bulma's help, let alone having this kind of strength, he would probably be just an ordinary Chuunin. But back then, Bulma, who had no relationship with him, dared to take such a considerable risk and do these seemingly unnecessary things. It could be said that it was dangerous and redundant and could even harm her.
But did Bulma still have everything after giving such kindness to Ryoha? If that was really the case, why did Bulma not give such kindness to others? It was very simple because this was not charity. If she had to say a reason, it would be the same as Ryoha and Haku just now.
Those are simple words, but one will find that there were actually many things that could only be understood and could not be passed on. The relationships between people were wonderful. Not even science could explain them.
"Fate? I like it?" Haku kept repeating these words in a low voice. Every time she said these words, the confusion in her eyes, as well as all the pain and sadness that she had experienced in her childhood when she grew up, were gradually reduced.
In the end, Haku's white eyes no longer had all the emotional fluctuations from before, only a hint of enlightenment and determination.
"Phew!"
When Haku's eyes flashed with enlightenment, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from her body, not only the aura brought by her strength but also her heart.
If someone's mind were not as strong as his body, they would just be a paper tiger. It was a typical case of the lack of guts. Once they encountered a problem that could not be solved by strength, they would be confused and clueless. Or, if he met someone stronger than him, they would timidly surrender before the fight even started.
But now, not only was Haku powerful, but her heart had become stronger. She finally broke the shackles in her heart, just like Obito's death and Sharingan were shackling Kakashi's heart. Haku had successfully broken them.
She broke the shackles in her heart that had been with her since she was a child. The stronger she was, the stronger she grew. Ever since the death of her mother, the shackles that had been with her became more firm and difficult to break. Just like the current Kakashi, the longer the shackles existed, the more difficult it was to see through and break them.
Now that Haku could break her shackles, other than her high comprehension ability, it was more of luck and chance. If Ryoha hadn't come to the Land of Water, Haku wouldn't have brought up everything about her childhood that she had buried in her heart. She wouldn't have been in a state of unrest, and she wouldn't have asked Ryoha such a question.
As a result, Haku's situation was a bit like an epiphany. The perception was important, but it was not essential. Destiny and luck were the keys to determining whether an enlightenment would appear or not, just like the current Haku breaking the shackles of her heart.
"Boy, your luck is not bad. You have such an outstanding little girl by your side." Byakko stared at Haku with a pair of tiger eyes. She felt that Haku was somewhat similar to her.
The Yuki clan was famous in the ninja world for their Ice Release, and the more powerful Ice Release was, the stronger the Water and Wind Release that formed them must be. Therefore, Haku was born with a great aptitude for Water and Wind Release, and so was Byakko. Therefore, they were relatively similar, so Byakko could not help but take a few more glances.
"You've been in the Land of Water for so long, so you should know about Haku. Her surname is Yuki." Ryoha could roughly guess why Byakko looked at Haku a few more times.
"So that's how it is. However, I heard that the clan had been wiped out. I didn't expect there would be survivors. Haku, right? Your heart is pure like snow, proving that you are a very pure person. How about this? In the future, if you have anything you don't understand about the Water and Wind Release, you can ask me. As for the Ice Release, I couldn't help anything with them. However, the stronger your Water and Wind Release, the more powerful your Ice Release will be. I am sure of this."
Byakko waved her little paws and acted like a big sister.